Martin;=0A=0AI got the rubber block several years ago...from someone who ha
d decided to build =0Athe tri-gear. I would contact Bud Yearly, he has done
several conversions from =0Athe mono-wheel to a tri-gear... He may have on
e from-a-conversion........=0A=0AThe bushings are american size, not me
tric. They fit AN bolts..I found mine at a =0Ahardware store......They are
just bronze bushing,=0A=0AAttached are pics of the conversion...I can tell
you for certain that it is a =0Adirty, dirty, job........make friends with
your wife, before you- give her the =0Aold dirty clothes.........=0A=0AI
will send the pictures in two different groups.=0A=0A=0A___________________
_____________=0AFrom: Martin Tuck <MJKTuck@cs.com>=0ATo: europa-list@matron
ics.com=0ASent: Fri, April 15, 2011 1:49:57 PM=0ASubject: Re: Europa-List:
Mono Landing Gear Question=0A=0AHi Jim,=0A=0AThanks as always for your resp
onse. I would like to see your photos yes. I'm =0Aparticularly interested i
n your method of lifting (and keeping) the aircraft up =0Asuch that you can
work on the gear.=0A=0AWhere did you get the (seems like black is the stan
dard now) block? Someone =0Aclaimed Europa wanted UKL70 for it - which I fi
nd hard to believe! I assume you =0Ano longer have to cut a couple of V's i
n it to make it less bouncy?=0A=0ARegards,=0AMartin=0A=0AOn 4/15/2011 6:44
AM, Jim Brown wrote: =0AMartin, I just completed replacement of the rubber
block, (black),-bungee cord, =0Aand all of the bronze bushing in my plane
..I used 3/8 inch bungee cord from =0Aaircraft spruce. I purchased 30 feet
of cord. and used about 25 feet.-You- will =0Aneed the extra length to
have something to hold onto while you are wraping the =0Acord around the fr
ame.=0A>-You can tell if the bungee cord needs replacing by how hard it i
s to retract =0A>the gear...-My original bungee cord had 7-wrap's aroun
d the frame.and so-I =0A>replace with same number.-My gear had reached
the point that it took a hard push =0A>to get gear retracted.. I have 850.
hours on the original setup.and 10 years =0A>time in service.. I also repla
ced all of the bronze bushings while I had the =0A>gear laying on the hange
r floor.=0A>=0A>The rebuild made a big difference in the gear retraction cy
cle, airframe set up =0A>higher, much easier to retract the gear. You will
probably need to extend the =0A>outriggers. Buy new nylon replacement at Ai
rcraft Spruce.. They have it in =0A>various diameters. You need- the one
and a quarter inch in diameter size..check =0A>yours to make certain...They
sell it by the foot....=0A>=0A>I have pictures of the whole operation, if
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